Gizem Keskin

(She/Her)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Determinants of Child Development Lab (DCDL) at the Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
Protecting predictable opportunities to connect with young children matters for children’s language and for parent-child relationships. (Colourbox)

How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent‑child connections

A study finds that in the moments when parents checked their phones or smart watches they were almost six times more likely to miss their children’s signals.
Big feelings are strong emotions, such as anger, frustration or excitement, that children are not always able to regulate on their own. (COLOURBOX)

Big feelings: 5 ways parents can help kids learn to regulate their emotions

Supporting a child through intense emotions while managing your own is challenging work. Part of this is to practise identifying and validating emotions.

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  • Location: Calgary, Canada
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